Piute County School District

03/05/2026

Piute County School District is currently is accepting bid proposals for lawn care/grounds maintenance services at Oscarson Elementary School in Marysvale, UT. Please follow the link for more information. Thank you!

03/05/2026

Our law enforcement officials have made us aware of a suspicious death in Wayne County. We are aware of the situation and law enforcement does not see any threats to our school operations tomorrow March 5th. We will let you know if anything changes.

If you prefer to keep your student home, please notify the school and the absence will be excused.

Thank you,
Piute County School District

01/16/2026

Hello Piute School District! My name is Jason Strate, and I am excited to serve the community of Piute and represent the families, parents, children, and employees in our district.

I have spent the majority of my life and career in rural Utah and I understand the challenges that small districts face. I was born and raised in Spring City, Utah—the youngest of three boys, all of whom are educators. After graduating from North Sanpete High School in 1990 and serving a mission for my church, I began my education and married Julie Jensen from Mt. Pleasant.

I earned an Associate of Science from Snow College, a Bachelor's and Master's of Science from Utah State University, and an Administrator’s License from Southern Utah University. My career in education began teaching Technology, Multimedia, and Engineering with North Sanpete School District, where I also coached football and wrestling.

In 2008, I was named Assistant Principal of North Sanpete High School, and in 2010, I became the Principal of North Sanpete Middle School. Since 2014, I have served as the Director at Central Utah Educational Services.

Julie and I are the parents of four children—one boy and three girls. Julie currently teaches kindergarten at Ashman Elementary in Richfield. Outside of work, I am active in my church and community and enjoy the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.

09/10/2025

School Construction Update

Circleville Elementary School
The school foundation exterior footers and stem walls have been completed. The interior footers are being poured this week. The gym floor and half of the classroom floors are expected to be poured next week. The masonry contractor is expected to begin on site on September 22nd. Walls will start going up shortly after.

Oscarson Elementary School
Asbestos abatement has been completed and the old gymnasium removed. The earthwork crew is back on the site and preparing for footers. Forming for exterior footers will begin the middle of next week. Masonry work on the walls is expected to start in late October.

New Softball Field
The new grass has taken very well. The masonry work on the dugouts has been completed. The first sections of sidewalk have been poured with additional pours coming in the next couple weeks. The red dirt infield material has been placed around the warning track and will be used to fill in the infield shortly. Most of the fence posts have been placed. The new scoreboard is expected to be delivered in mid to late October.

The images are a couple renderings and the current color board.

08/19/2025

School Construction Update - 8/19/25

Circleville Elementary School
The school foundation footers are being poured this week. The full concrete pad is expected to be completed by mid-September. The block for the walls is expected to arrive in mid to late September. Walls are expected to start going up in October.

Oscarson Elementary School
The building lot is nearly excavated to the expected level for the new building. Over the next two weeks asbestos abatement will be completed and the old gymnasium will be torn down. Once the old gym is removed from the site, additional dirt work will be completed to prepare for the building foundation.

New Softball Field
Last Friday Piute High School students put down the sod on the new field. The students worked very hard and got the project done very quickly. The dugout walls are more than halfway completed. Upon completion of the dugouts, the concrete behind the backstop will be poured. The infield material will arrive in the next few weeks. Jenkins Oil and Mountain America Credit Union have agreed to cover the cost of the new scoreboard. It will be the same scoreboard as the baseball field. The metal shop students will build the same header for the softball scoreboard. The field will be ready for play for spring 2026. The new restrooms are still in the design phase but are currently anticipated to be placed on the east side of the baseball field midway to the new softball field.

08/15/2025